Kanto, Japan News

Toyota Tsusho Corporation 2-3-13, Konan, Minato-ku 108-8208 Tokyo JAPAN Tel.: +81-52-584-5000 Fax: +81-52-584-5663 E-mail: ttc_ir@pp.toyota-tsusho.com Toyota Tsusho Corporation was established in 1948 as Nisshin Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd.

Two little girls were frolicking merrily on a scavenger hunt with their stepmother.

It provides engineering, procurement and construction services for space operations, pharmaceutical plants, process plants, LNG liquefaction terminals, transportation systems, parking systems, urban developments, ships and offshore facilities.

Their time was 43.79 seconds, breaking the previous record of 43.92. The members of the relay team and their coach are, from left, coach Joe Taitano, Jawan Jacobs, Aaron Whitaker, Mark Ecija and Damain Dimmick.

A secret mission to Pyongyang last fall by a close aide of then-Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda led to Japan-North Korea talks being held in Mongolia in mid-November amid disagreements over the abduction issue, a source said.

Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due to smoldering batteries.

President John Mahama has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the start of the 21st African Union Summit.

A USS Stethem sailor was fined 100,000 yen Wednesday by a Yokosuka court for breaking into a Zushi city elementary school.

When Rick Rogala stands on stage and looks into the crowd at the Tribute to Heroes Parade this weekend, he will think of the last man to travel south down the Bridge of No Return.

VIZ Media's Haikasoru Imprint Releases Exciting Novel by Famed Horror/Sci-fi Author Hideyuki Kikuchi Source: VIZ Media , MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen The new Vampire Hunter D novel Noble V: Greylancer is now available in stores.

PHASED OUT: Kazuo Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday Sony's curt dismissal of a foreigner's advice last week didn't shock Michael Woodford, the former chief executive officer of Olympus Corporation.

The development of a property owned by the Philippines in Tokyo, Japan will not push through after the Court of Appeals issued an injunction in favor of the government.

Video games are big business. The industry is worth around $80 billion, and although games can be played on PCs and phones, the industry is still dominated by dedicated consoles, according to The Economist .

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has trumpeted women's active involvement in the workforce as a pillar of the government's growth strategy.

"Zero Yen" architect, Kyohei Sakaguchi, will host a workshop for attendees of his documentary, HOW TO BUILD A MOBILE HOUSE.

In April, the Asia/Pacific region's occupancy ended the month with a 0.5-percent decrease to 68.6 percent, its average daily rate dropped 2.3 percent to US$127.20 and its revenue per available room was down 2.8 percent to US$87.22. Hotels in the Asia/Pacific region experienced decreases in the three key performance metrics in April 2013 when ... (more)

TOKYO - Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to reign in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

The corporation provides financial assistance, technology development and technical support to oil and natural gas and metal companies in Japan.

Contributing writers include Danny Abosch , Avi Amon, Nikko Benson , Landon Braverman, John Carden, Jason Carlson, Ashley Chapman, Thirza Defoe, Nolan Doran, Jesse Goldman, John Grimmett , Kiran Gupta, Julia Gytri, Benjamin Halstead, Derek P. Hassler, Jiyoung Kim, KiYun Kim, Sujin Kim, Yan Li, Teresa Lotz, Daphny Maman, Collin Martin, Naomi Matlow, ... (more)

The number of new condominiums put on the market in the greater Tokyo area in April fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier to 4,093 units, the first decline in two months, the Real Estate Economic Institute said Monday.